My book friend Long Aotian

125 is a meaningless and purposeless overlord contract!
After lunch, Director Li sat in the Mingtang.

The corrupt officials and redundant clerks of the former Tongwen Bureau were purged in one fell swoop. The censorship teams that were inserted by sister departments could not tolerate the tyranny of the corrupt officials. They were filled with resentment and hid back in their original departments, taking away the censorship rights for all kinds of literary and drama works.

Therefore, the Tongwen Bureau is now deserted and no longer as bustling as before.

At present, the actual power of this department is limited to reviewing the publication and printing of written works.

This is what Director Li values ​​most.

So after lunch, he sent someone to invite the owners of all the bookstores in Huazhou to hold a symposium on the development and exchange of Huazhou literary works in order to guide the development direction of the city's online literary works.

However, when the henchmen were sent out, almost all of them returned empty-handed.

The owners of all the major bookstores were either away from home or claiming to be ill, and only sent their clerks to fool the Tongwen Bureau field staff who came to hire people, and they were too lazy to even send a manager. The power of the Tongwen Bureau had been lost for a long time, and it was clear from this that it had no dignity or prestige in the Huazhou entertainment industry.

These field workers had received strict orders from Li Bailong that they were only allowed to invite people back and were not allowed to use force, so they had no way to deal with the poor treatment from the bookstores. They could only leave in dismay, without inviting back any people.

Seeing that they looked unhappy and depressed, Li Bailong nodded secretly and asked the clerk to record the files for each of them, and write down which bookstore they had been wronged in today, for later reference.

Seeing that the hall was empty, he said to Lord Xu, "Revenge comes so quickly."

Xu Bingyi could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

In response to Director Li's call, no one from Huazhou Publishing Company showed up. It was obvious that that bunch of corrupt officials were behind the scenes - or, in other words, the various brother departments wanted to teach the newcomers to the officialdom a lesson.

After all, the literary and art circles in this city are a solid block, colluding with the officialdom and business circles to form a collective interest group that advances and retreats together. When Li Bailong first took office, he used guns and sticks, which could easily be interpreted as wanting to take back power and cut off the financial resources of various government offices. It is natural that he would encounter a comprehensive counterattack.

At this time, someone came to report: "Sir, a female book editor from Yunjiang Bookstore is here to visit."

Yunjiang Bookstore is the publisher of "Langhuan Zhuan" and also itself.

The one who revises a book is also the editor.

That is to say...

Yay! It’s a female editor!

Li Bailong clapped his hands and said, "I didn't expect that there is still a righteous person in this fallen city! Please come and invite him!"

Soon, a woman in her thirties, dressed in a white shirt, came in from the hall. She was only slightly pretty. She came forward, bowed, and said with a smile, "Meet Mr. Mo Feng."

Li Bailong's smile faded, and he said calmly, "You have to call your position when you're working."

"..."

The woman was stunned at first, and then a hint of ridicule flashed in her eyes, but she still said respectfully: "I am Zhang, a commoner, and I pay my respects to the governor."

"Please stand up." Li Bailong ordered, "Please take a seat."

Someone brought a chair to the hall. Zhang didn't hesitate to say thank you and sat down.

Li Bailong said directly: "The staff of Huazhou Bookstore are all lazy. I am in charge of Tongwen Bureau and I kindly invited them to discuss important matters, but they couldn't refuse. How can we do a good job on the literary and artistic front with these insects? Fortunately, Yunjiang Bookstore knows the general situation. In my opinion, this year's outstanding enterprise selection, you..."

This was interrupted.

Zhang looked directly at Li Bailong and said calmly, "I couldn't come to Yunjiang Bookstore at all, but because of Mr. Mo Feng's incense, I was entrusted by some adults to come and talk to the governor."

Director Li was interrupted and smiled more amiably: "You go ahead."

"Sir, the internal affairs of Huazhou Tongwen Bureau are complicated, and there are many explicit and implicit rules, all of which have their reasons for existence. The governor was young and impulsive, and broke the rules. He must give everyone an explanation."

Many eyes were looking over at him from inside and outside the hall.

Zhang looked calm and composed, and said calmly: "All the people in Huazhou opera and drama respect Governor Li, and all the officials in the Tongwen Bureau also welcome Lord Li. It's just that some misunderstandings have occurred, which has led to the suspension of the Tongwen Bureau. The officials are forced to work elsewhere. Over time, they have lost their dignity."

Li Bailong just smiled: "So?"

"The only solution now is for you to be courteous and invite all the gentlemen back to the Tongwen Bureau one by one, so that the government office can resume operation and restore its former appearance, and let the officials and businessmen of Huazhou see the responsibility and dignity of Mr. Li."

Zhang looked at Li Bailong and said politely, "When the time comes, we promise that we will respect Governor Li more than we respect Lord Xu Bingyi."

Li Bailong understood the subtext.

He laughed.

"It was originally my money, they took it all, and then said that if I bowed my head, they would give me more - do they also want me to say thank you to all the officials?"

At this point, the negotiations had already broken down, and Zhang stood up and said, "Sir, you have just arrived and you don't know yet. The waves in Yunjiang are very strong and you can't calm them down."

Upon hearing this, Director Li just sneered.

He did not respond to the threat, but narrowed his eyes, thinking: "Since ancient times, the people have never fought against the officials, but you, Yunjiang Bookstore, jumped out on your own. It would be fine if you just passed on the message, but your words were quite provocative... Why don't you tell me, which colleague in Huazhou Prefecture is the financial backer behind you?"

Zhang looked expressionless and said calmly, "Since you are stubborn, don't blame us for using courtesy before force."

Li Bailong said with a smile: "I am the champion of this province, I have won the military examination, and I am a military noble. The governor of the Tongwen Bureau is a senior official of the fourth rank. What can you do to me?"

"Besides that, Mr. Mo Feng is also a contracted writer of our bureau."

Zhang said calmly, "Because of your behavior today, several censors have spread the word that all adaptations of the drama and songs for "Langhuan Zhuan" have been stopped, the show will be discontinued, and the contract will be terminated. The resulting reduction in revenue, liquidated damages, and even the loss of reputation and goodwill are all caused by you, my Lord."

"According to the terms of the contract between our company and Mr. Mo Feng, we can sue the government for compensation for the losses caused by the author's behavior. Sir, if we take the case to court and before the prefect, I'm afraid that even if I win the title of first prize, have a good reputation, or have military merit, let alone the title of governor of the Tongwen Bureau, I'm afraid I'll lose all my dignity."

When Li Bailong heard this, he was stunned at first, and then became furious.

Damn it! It's a bully contract with no purpose and no purpose!

Seeing his expression change, Zhang thought Director Li was afraid, so she said calmly, "That's all I have to say. I came here alone, and my mission is complete. You can beat me or kill me, it's all up to you."

“I’ve never heard of such a request!”

Director Li looked around and shouted, "Give her 20 lashes of the cane! Throw her out of the door after that!"

Zhang was stunned... This script is wrong!

and many more!

Didn't you help a criminal woman this morning and say some words that benefited her?

Seeing five big men in black clothes, shaking huge sticks, pressing from behind, surrounding the woman in the moon-white shirt from behind, Zhang was just afraid and shouted: "Sir, you are a young hero from a famous family, a high-ranking official in the court, and a disciple of Baihua Valley, how can you not pity a weak woman? It is against the law to punish you for your words!"

Director Li said proudly, "Haven't you heard that the magic of the law lies in the master's heart? You, a mean woman, are you qualified to talk nonsense about the king's law? It makes me laugh! Damn, I really feel that the master is on your side!"

He waved his hand and shouted, "Hit him with all your heart! Throw him out to calm public opinion and let the people of Huazhou see that I, the master, don't actually favor women!"

After a few blows, the woman was covered in blood and crying loudly. After ten blows, Li Bailong waved his hand and said, "Stop! Put those ten sticks aside for now, and beat her again later - throw her out!"

The temporary workers sent by Ling Yu carried the woman out of the door and threw her outside like trash. Someone laughed and said, "You say you are not partial, but this is still a show of sympathy for women."

"shut up!"

The other man knew how powerful he was. He carefully looked behind him and lowered his voice, "Before I was defeated by the Lingyu Sect, I was an official and knew countless people. This Mr. Li is definitely a petty person who will take revenge for any slight. He sent down these ten sticks in order to make the beating more enjoyable later. Just wait and see!"

Li Bailong was unaware of the whispers outside the hall. He stood there with his hands behind his back, thinking deeply.

Xu Bingyi watched the whole process and felt that the situation was definitely not good. According to his idea, he should temporarily bow his head and go to each government office to call people back and stabilize the situation before planning other things. But Director Li was young and hot-tempered. Asking him to go to each government office to bring people back was tantamount to going to apologize and asking him to be slapped in the face. How could he tolerate this?
But the situation is deadlocked here, how to resolve it?
Seeing Li Bailong standing there in deep thought, he thought he was worried about the trouble of "going to the government to sue Mo Feng" as Zhang said, so he advised: "My lord, you haven't paid a visit to the prefect yet. You are a fourth-rank official, and he is a fourth-rank official. It is also an official etiquette to pay a visit after taking office. If you are worried that Yunjiang Bookstore will really sue, then pay a visit to the prefect sincerely, tell him the difficulties, and then take out the King Zhao's order to show your identity as a king..."

He stepped forward and whispered, "The prefect will also take into account the dignity of the court. Even if Yunjiang Bookstore sends a complaint, he will not pay attention to it. In this way, they can't use this method to sue you..."

Li Bailong came back to his senses and waved his hand, saying, "That's not what I was thinking about. The prefect can't receive the petition."

Considering what the director did today, he was so sure that "the prefect would not receive the petition", so he must have made some arrangements. Xu Bingyi felt his scalp tingling: "You...what are you going to do?"

Li Bailong did not answer, but pondered: "Is the contract of Yunjiang Bookstore so overbearing?"

Huh? You're actually thinking about this?

Xu Bingyi thought about the reputation of the bookstore in recent years.

The authors' stories were adapted into dramas and folk art performances, and sung in the streets. The profits were huge, and with profits came poaching. In order to prevent their own giants from being easily poached by competitors, bookstores began to issue more stringent contracts. Originally, it was to prevent commercial competition, but things turned sour. After all, the capitalists were mature adults, and they wanted to exploit writers and fight against business.

Lord Xu nodded and said, "Yes, I have heard that the contracts between bookstores and writers are extremely strict..."

Li Bailong said bitterly: "This bunch of dogs are sucking the marrow out of the bones and exploiting the weak. They are extremely hateful!"

Before Xu Bingyi agreed, he heard Director Li say, "Come here, go find out about the contracts signed between Huazhou bookstores and writers, and sort them out for me, removing the dross and the essence."

The exploitative behavior of capitalists is undoubtedly hated by the people and is morally corrupt.

But the exploitative contract, which embodies countless wisdom, is innocent.

Only the most rigorous online literature contract, which is a collection of the hard work, experience and lessons learned by Huazhou colleagues over many years, is worthy of the soon-to-be-established ０文 Group!

Director Li here is still doing some inexplicable and abstract things. His behavior of causing a big disturbance in the Tongwen Bureau today and causing the wrath and resentment of the Huazhou officials has gradually fermented.

The matter was reported to the prefect.

The prefect of Huazhou was surnamed Shi. He was reviewing official documents in the back hall at this time. When he saw the complaints submitted by various departments, he frowned and asked, "Is this true? Did he really do this?"

The aide nodded and said, "I have already inquired about it, and it is basically true. The field staff of the Tongwen Bureau chased and beat officials on the main road of the government office, saying that they were 'enforcing the laws of the governor'. They chased and beat officials to their respective government offices, blocked the doors and shouted and cursed, and were arrogant and domineering."

The prefect threw the document down and cursed: "How can this country boy be so unruly!"

"Besides that, he took office today, but he didn't even visit Dong Weng in advance." The aide said with his hands down, "He started making a scene right after taking office, making it hard for people to see his purpose."

"They were all exiled to the Tongwen Bureau. I think they are struggling to survive."

The prefect said calmly, "The incident in Lin County was a big deal. Rumors abounded that this person was strongly protected by the Lingyu faction. I don't think he was protected very well. He was sent to the Tongwen Bureau to serve as an official. This must be the result of Fenglin Huoshan's manipulation. They wanted to make it difficult for him to achieve anything in the Tongwen Bureau and eventually bring him to justice... Ha, a good fourth-rank government office has been turned into a tool for factional strife and a trap for people to eat."

The aide suddenly realized, "No wonder he made such a fuss. He must have realized that the Tongwen Bureau was stagnant. If he went along with Guang Tongchen, he would only be punished in three years. He might as well give it a try..."

Lord Shi laughed coldly, "Let's go on with the fuss. You are disrespectful to your superiors and don't follow the rules. Let's see how he ends up."

"Will Dong Weng not ask about it? Those Tongwen Bureau officials have returned to their respective offices and are making a fuss, preparing to teach Li Bailong a lesson. These people have deep roots in Huazhou, and Li Bailong has offended them badly. They are determined to make an example of him and teach this Jie Yuanlang a lesson..."

The staff member whispered, "Li Bailong and the Lingyu faction are fine, but I heard that the matter of Lin County was finally mediated by King Zhao. Maybe he was transferred to Huazhou, and King Zhao also knew the inside story. Now if we let him be besieged by corrupt officials, King Zhao will lose face..."

"What's wrong with King Zhao?" Lord Shi said coldly, "King Zhao doesn't have absolute control over the court. I'm with Lord Meng, so I don't have to look at his face!"

"But……"

Lord Shi interrupted his staff's advice: "But what! Before and after he took office, he didn't come to pay respects to his superiors. Do you want me to take the initiative to help him? When he is beaten to a bloody pulp by the officials of Huazhou and runs to beg for help, I will help him and let the young man temper his temper!"

Before the two of them could say anything more, a clerk came running over, holding an official document in his hand: "Sir, this is a document from the magistrate of Lin County, saying that a new drum will be delivered soon. Please come and beat the drum to govern!"

The prefect and his staff looked at each other.

The Dengwen Drum in Lin County was broken inexplicably, and the mystery is hard to explain. The new Dengwen Drum had to be made by the Ministry of Works, which was laborious and time-consuming. After it was sent to the local area, it was customary for an official at the prefecture level to personally blow the drum to instruct the people to show the emperor's grace. This was all normal procedure.

only……

The prefect was busy with his work. After a moment's thought, he remembered this matter and asked, "According to the time, shouldn't it have been sent to Lin County three days ago? Why did the prefect submit the report only now?"

The clerk had checked the contents of the document and replied, "Some mistakes were made during the transport of the grain, so it was delayed for a few days. The grain transport team has already explained this to the Ministry of Works. Lin County is not responsible for this."

Lord Shi suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Li Bailong took office today and caused quite a stir. Immediately, Lin County sent him an official document, asking him to come and start the work. In other words, he, the official, had to leave Huazhou...

The fourth-rank prefect's keen political sense made him realize that these two things were by no means a coincidence.

The staff member also thought of this and whispered, "Dong Weng, do you want to find a reason to let the Tongzhi go?"

The Tongzhi is the deputy of the prefect, so it is reasonable for him to go and open the drum on behalf of the prefect.

In this way, the prefect could stay in Huazhou and see what Li Bailong was planning to do.

Just as Lord Shi was about to agree, a bad premonition arose in his mind... During his long official career, this premonition saved his political life more than once.

This is the beast-like intuition and state of mind that belongs to the innate politician's holy body.

He suddenly shuddered and said decisively: "Go! I'll go myself!"

(End of this chapter)